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768 Series I Volume XL-III Serial 82 - Richmond, Petersburg Part III

Page 768 OPERATIONS IN SE.VA. AND N.C. Chapter LII.

SCHEDULE A- Continued.

Articles Quality Description Quantity Price

70 Army - - - -

woolen

cloth

71 Army Good 20 ounces Per yard $22.00

woolen per yard,

cloth,6-4 pro rata as

to greater

or less

width or

weight

72 Army - - - -

woolen

cloth

73 Flannels,3 Good 6 ounces Per yard -

-4 per yard

74 Cotton ...do... 4 1-2 yards ...do... 1.471/2

shirtings, to pound

3-4

75 Cotton ...do... 3 3-4 yards ...do... 1.771/2

shirtings, to pound

7-8

76 Cotton ...do... 3 yards to ...do... 2.08

sheetings, pound

4-4

77 Cotton, ...do... 6 ounces ...do... 1.98

Osnaburg,3 per yard

-4

78 Cotton, ...do... 8 ounces ...do... 2.261/2

Osnaburg, per yard

7-8

79 Cotton ...do... 10 ounces ...do... 3.00

tent per yard

cloths

80 On the

above

enumerated

cotton

cloths pro

rata as to

greater or

less width

or weight.

81 Army shoes Good - Per pair 15.00

82 Army shoes ...do... - Per 3.00

pound

83 Wool ...do... - Per pair 2.00

socks,

men's

84 Corn-top ...do... - Per 100 4.00

fodder, pounds

baled

85 Corn-top ...do... - ...do... 3.00

fodder,

unbaled

86 Wheat ...do... - ...do... 4.00

chaff,

baled

87 Wheat ...do... - ...do... 3.00

chaff,

unbaled

88 Sorghum ...do... - Per 20.00

molasses gallon

89 Pasturage ...do... Interior Per head .40

for sheep

90 ...do... Superior ...do... ...do... .50

91 ...do... First- ...do... ...do... .60

rate

Labor Quantity and Price

time

1 Baling long forage Per 100 $1.00

pounds

2 Shelling and bagging Per 56 pounds .05

corn, sacks furnished by

Government

3 Hauling Per cwt.per .08

mile

4 Hauling grain Per bushel .04

Hire of two horse team, per mile

wagon and driver:

5 Rations furnished by Per day 10.00

owner

6 Rations furnished by ...do... 5.00

the Government

Hire of four-horse team,

wagon, and driver:

7 Rations furnished by ...do... 13.00

owner

8 Rations furnished by ...do... 6.50

the Government

Hire of six-horse team,

wagon, and driver:

9 Rations furnished by ...do... 16.00

owner

10 Rations furnished by

the Government

Hire of labor:

11 Rations furnished by ...do... 2.50

owner

12 Rations furnished by ...do... 1.50

the Government

13 Rations and clothing Per month 50.00

furnished by owner

14 Rations furnished by ...do... 30.00

the Government

15 Hire of teamsters, ...do... 40.00

rations furnished by the

Government

Hire of laborer:

16 Clothing and rations Per year 300.00

furnished by Government

17 Clothing and rations ...do... 550.00

furnished by owner

18 Rations only furnished ...do... 400.00

by Government

Hire of ox-cart,team, and

driver:

19 Rations furnished by Per day 10.00

owner

20 Rations furnished by ...do... 5.00

the Government

Revision of the Schedules of February and March last.

Since the adoption of our last schedules for the months of February and March the financial bills passed by Congress taxing the currency have seriously impaired the value of the old issues of Confederate Treasury notes. At this juncture large numbers of horses and mules were impressed and paid for in a currency which was in a few days thereafter to be taxed 33 1/8 per cent.

The Board of State Commissioners having adjourned, and one of its members behing out of the State, it could not be convened in time to review our schedules of prices. Under this state of facts we have re-examined and rearranged our tariffs of prices, so far as we have been advised of recent impressments, proposing in this mode to remedy any diminution of valuation which may have resulted from the action of Congress upon the currency. Therefore we assess the average value of artillery or wagon horses or mules impressed since the passage of the currency bill of they 17th February last at $600. This award will entire each person to receive higher compensation, accordingly as each horse or mule recently impressed may be considered


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